Attachment for mounting to the bucket of a loading apparatus



J. GRAHAM June 30, 1970 ATTACHMENT FOR MOUNTING TO THE BUCKET OF A LOADING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 2, 1968 INVENTOR.

JOHN GRA H A M KM, M,KM

SMMSMW United States Patent 3,517,863 ATTACHMENT FOR MOUNTING TO THE BUCKET OF 'A LOADING APPARATUS John Graham, Box 19, South Cairo, N.Y. 12482 Filed Jan. 2, 1968, Ser. No. 695,030 Int. Cl. B67c 11/00 US. Cl. 222-460 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An attachment for mounting to the bucket of a loading apparatus for facilitating dispensing or pouring of flowable materials, the attachment having a base portion or plate and upstanding wall portions so that the forward end of the attachment is provided with a dispensing opening, and the attachment having means for removably mounting to the bucket of a loading device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many different types of apparatus are employed for pouring flowable materials, such as concrete, at a job site, for example, where footings, foundations, concrete pillars and the like are being formed. Generally, trucks are employed to transport and to dispense the concrete into the forms. However, on particular job sites, due to the nature of the terrain or the like, vehicles are not able to dispense the concrete directly into the forms. In such an event the concrete must be transported in wheelbarrows, or the like, to the job site. Temporary paths or roadways must be provided employing planks or timbers for use by a wheelbarrow in transporting the concrete to the job site.

By the invention herein it is proposed that a simple SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION My invention generally contemplates providing an attachment for bucket loading devices for dispensing flowable material within a generally confined zone at a job site. The attachment comprises a base plate having upstanding walls mounted around the edges thereof and having means mounted on the base plate for locking the attachment in a relatively fixed and sealing position with respect to the leading edge of the bucket of the loading apparatus and means for removably mounting the attachment to the bucket. A dispensing opening is formed adjacent the leading edges of the upstanding walls and the forward end of the base plate so that flowable material may be dispensed therefrom.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The drawings illustrate one form of the apparatus for carrying out the invention herein, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the attachment mounted on a bucket of a loading apparatus illustrating the flow of material being dispensed therefrom; and

FIG. .2 is a side elevation view taken along the arrows 2-2 of FIG. 1.

Attachment comprises a base portion 11 which is defined by edges 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 so that a generally rectangular zone is formed by edges 12, 13 and 16, and a zone in the form of a trapezoid is formed by edges 14, 15 and .16. A pair of symmetrical wall members 18 are mounted respectively along edges 13, 14, 16 and 17 so that an opening is formed between the ends 20 of the wall members and edge 15 of the base member. The upper edge 21 of walls 18 are generally tapered in the direction of the dispensing opening as shown in FIG. 1. To prevent the outer end portions of the wall members from bending outwardly when attachment 10 is mounted and the bucket is filled with flowable material, i.e., con crete, a brace 22 is provided across the dispensing opening and mounted to the upper edge portions 20 of wall members 18, such as by welding, as seen in FIGS. 1 and 2. Similarly, reenforcing members 24, 26 and 28 are mounted to the undersurface of the base member 11, such as by welding, as seen in FIG. 2, to prevent deformation of attachment 10 when dispensing a flowable material. A plurality of locking plates 30 are mounted in spaced relation adjacent edge 12 of the base member 11. Locking plates 30' are mounted to the base member at one end thereof, such as by welding, with the other end being bent at an angle to base member 11 so that when attachment 10 is fitted to the bucket, plates 30 will nest in overlapping relationship to the leading edge of the bucket to form a supporting means for the attachment and to seal the attachment along the leading edge of the bucket.

To releasably mount attachment 10 to the bucket, a pair of complementary openings 34 and 35 are formed, respectively, in the bucket and upstanding walls 18', as seen in FIG. 1. A bolt 36, or other fastening means, is passed through the openings to secure the attachment 10 to the bucket. Nut 37 is employed for locking the bolt in position. When forming attachment 10 it is preferable that the materials employed be sheet steel for upstanding walls 18, base portion 11 and locking plates 30, and that angle irons be employed for the brace 22 and reenforcing members 24, 2'6 and 28. It is preferable also to employ welding as a means for forming all joints. However, it is obvious that in place of welding a frame may be employed in which the base and upstanding members are bolted or riveted thereto. Likewise, the reenforcing plates, brace and looking plates may be riveted or bolted in position.

When employing attachment 10 for a particular job, for example, pouring concrete into a form for a foundation, footing or the like, concrete is disposed in the bucket of the Pay-loader in the usual manner. The concrete is then transported to the job site and the bucket is tilted so as to cause the concrete to flow out of the dispensing opening formed by edges 15, 20 and 22 of the attachment. The dispensing opening, of course, may be formed having any desired size or configuration, for example, lips may be formed along edges 20 of the upstanding walls 18 with a similar lip extending from edge 18 of the base member so as to form a trough. By utilizing such an attachment it is not necessary to employ wheelbarrows or the like for transporting material from a point distant from a particular job site.

Many variations and changes in configuration may be employed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An attachment for mounting to the bucket of a loading apparatus to facilitate dispensing or pouring of flowable materials within a relatively confined zone at a job site comprising: a base plate having front and rear edge portions and side edge portions converging toward the front edge portion, upstanding wall members having leading and trailing end portions, the wall members disposed along the side edge portions and mounted to the base plate so that leading end portions of the wall members and the front edge of the base plate define a noncircular dispensing opening; a plurality of locking plates disposed at an angle to the base plate substantially in 3 spaced parallel relation with respect to each other and mounted at one end thereof adjacent the rear edge of the base plate so that when the attachment is mounted to the bucket the plates will nest in overlapping relationship to the leading edge of the bucket to form a supporting means for the attachment and to substantially seal the attachment along the leading edge of the bucket and a brace member disposed in spaced relation to the front edge of the base plate, and mounted to the leading end portions of the upstanding Wall members to form the upper wall portion defining the dispensing opening and to reenforce the wall members to prevent deformation thereof when fiowable material is disposed in the attachment and mounting means disposed adjacent the trailing ends 4 of the upstanding wall portions for removably mounting the attachment tothe bucket of the loading apparatus. 2. An attachment as defined in claim 1 wherein said mounting means includes a bolt disposed in complementary openings in each of the upstanding wall members and the bucket of the loading apparatus.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 392,500 11/1888 Cordy 222-567 2,494,052 1/1950 McDermott 222567 ROBERT B. REEVES, Primary Examiner 

